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777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
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205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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355 S Grand Ave, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine